Pinetop Perkins

I have always heard Austin is the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world, but I didn't quite get a feel for that staying on S Congress even though we were right across from the famed Continental Club.

When you crack open the weekly copy of The Chronicle you start to get the picture.
Unfortunately, we were not in town on the weekend, but *every* night of the week there is quite a selection. After our dinner at Threadgill's we continued on to Antone's, the home of blues and got to see 95 yr old Pinetop Perkins on the piano, with Willie "big eye" Smith on harmonica, who is no slouch either at 72! I was thrilled to get some photos in the low light of Antone's. Though we were enjoying the music, we eventually tired of standing in the audience. We moved on for a nightcap at the Driskill Hotel bar where we saw two other live performances. On the way back to our car we heard the music from countless others drifting out of nearby venues into the night air.